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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

APILCO Porcelaine...

I may have to move to the Netherlands. You can buy APILCO porcelain very easily there it seems... Or better yet move near the factory in Chauvigny. (Open Monday - Thursday mornings by appointment) I first spotted APILCO (it was love at first sight) while passing Café Dome in the Marais last May...

I came back and started searching.. You can buy APILCO's "Flora" Bistroware at Bridge Kitchenware and William Sonoma in New York, but only in white :(

I found a Flora cup and saucer on Ebay in a delicious shade of dark GREEN..or so I thought. My cup arrived shrunken and more Army green than Forest green. Love can be disappointing at times...

For these gorgeous colors, you must move to Amsterdam or open a café, preferably in Paris. The colors are reserved for restaurant owners. Paris department stores will not stupe to carry restaurant ware unfortunately.

Café Mondrian was on my corner at 158, bd St. Germain last October. They always had a place setting of APILCO out, waiting for me, but I always ran off somewhere else. APILCO was founded in 1906 by the Deshoulières family. They supply the hospitality industry. "Their unerring focus on quality and attention to detail is paralleled." Yes, yes I agree completement! Now where can I buy some? Don't you love the way they mix up the colors? Some New York "quality and attention to detail" is on the facade of Sak's Fifth Avenue right now :)

20 comments:

The porcelaine is wonderful! Such fun colors. Even the food and drink would taste better in it. Not only do we get to view wonderful Art and Photography, but we get a classy education on top of it. Thanks again. Still figuring this blog thing out.. CM in OR.

Just discovered your blog and had to write to you. I just finished painting my ktichen cabinets the pinky lavender of a Laduree gift box that I had Porter Paints match. Everyone scoffed at me at first and now they all LOVE it. It goes so well with the two chandeliers and large oil painting of ballerinas I also put in my kitchen. I cannot WAIT to get one of your paintings!

I bought my green apilco sets many years ago in the days when Paperchase sold fantastic paper and other marvellous stuff. I worked in London then and walked past a catering supplies shop on the Tottenham Court Road on my way to Paperchase and Heals. One day I just popped in and bought the apilco sets. I have not seen it anywhere else since, and I'm afraid I don't know if that shop is still there - so I've not been of much use really! I love drinking coffee out of those cups.

I have seen and used these type of cups and creamers a million times...and never did I give them much notice...Thank you for drawing my eye to the simple beauty of the cafe-wares! The next time I have a "chocolat chaud," I will think of you and smile!! I hope my cup is pink!!Leave it to you to point these out to me!

You can have a nice tea, cafe creme or cappuccino at the unique CASBAH CAFE on Sunset Blvd Silver Lake , Los Angeles, in these blue and gold, or turquoise and gold Apilco cups. Ask to be served in them.w

Just got back from Paris and Dome and became obsessed with these colored cups/plates. Any idea where in Amsterdam they can be bought or how to contact the factory store? Am willing to travel from London.Love the blog and your watercolors are breathtaking!